Coral 'Fail To Finish' Free Bets Handicap Hurdle

Age: 10| Weight: 11-12| J: Adam Wedge| T: Evan Williams| OR: 139

Fourteen runs since last win in 2018 but did bounce back to form when second of 9 in handicap hurdle (5/1) at Haydock (3m, heavy) 8 days ago. Claims if handling quick turnaround.

Form: 358-002

Storm Arising²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-9| J: Bryony Frost| T: P F Nicholls| OR: 136

Winning reappearance at Lingfield in November and even better form when second (Farrants Way third) over 3m at Sandown (heavy) since. Further 2 lb rise unlikely to prevent another prominent showing.

Form: 4430-12

Flashjack³⁶

Age: 10| Weight: 11-8| J: T J O'Brien| T: H D Daly| OR: 135| D

Successful in mud at Haydock at this time last year. Returned with an encouraging effort at Aintree and not disgraced in a very competitive event at Haydock since.

Form: 3518-58

Boyhood¹⁶

Age: 9| Weight: 11-6| J: James Bowen| T: T R George| OR: 133| D

Starting to look well treated on his peak efforts but hasn't been close to his best in 2 outings this term. Others more obvious.

Form: 163P-49

Exploiteur²²

Age: 6| Weight: 11-2| J: Kielan Woods| T: D Killahena & G McPherson| OR: 129| CD

Has improved switched to handicaps this season, winning on heavy at Ffos Las before following up over C&D (soft) 22 days ago. Up 6 lb in a stronger race now but he may have more to offer.

Form: 045-211

Farrants Way²³

Age: 6| Weight: 11-0| J: Charlie Deutsch| T: Miss V Williams| OR: 127| BF

Showed waywardness in bumpers but no sign of that when making winning hurdle debut at Hereford in March. Even better form when third (Storm Arising second) in Sandown handicap on return. More to come.

Form: 343/1-3

Virginia Chick¹¹

Age: 8| Weight: 10-4| J: Isabel Williams⁽⁵⁾| T: Evan Williams| OR: 117| CD

Lost way over fences at the end of last season. No real sign of revival in hurdle/chase since returning to action but that fact he's a former winner of this race makes him a dangerous one to discount.

Form: 2464-78

Forecasts

Farrants Way (5/2), Storm Arising (3/1), Exploiteur (7/2), Clyne (13/2), Virginia Chick (8/1), Boyhood (12/1), Flashjack (12/1)

FARRANTS WAY was a place behind Storm Arising at Sandown but that was this lightly-raced 6-y-os first outing for 9 months and he's taken to build on that and turn the tables on Paul Nicholls' representative. The hat-trick seeking Exploiteur is also much respected in a warm little race.